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Saw about sixty Cackling Geese over our house this morning, heading west toward Willamette River and Minto-Brown.

Saw five juncos in our garden this evening, higher than any summer count. They stay out late because I presume they don’t mind dim light as they often nest on the shadowy forest floor. They have to work around the several dozen American Goldfinches–I did not re-spot the white-corwned one today, I saw two bold Lesser Goldfinch males among the finchy throng.

954 Ratcliff Drive SE, Marion, Oregon, US
Oct 11, 2021
12 species

Cackling Goose  60
Mourning Dove  1
Steller’s Jay  X
California Scrub-Jay  X
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Cedar Waxwing  10
Lesser Goldfinch  2
American Goldfinch  80
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Song Sparrow  1